Got a single speed

carbonfiend

Got it last week 2nd hand on ebay Genesis io. Its in great condition and the lad I got it off upgraded so much (white industries free hub, Thomson Stem, USE carbon bars and seat post & Kona project 2 fork) I had to change front ring as he was running a 44. Been out on it now a few times and gosh where has single speed riding been all my life Love it. The whole simplicity of it and connection with the trail & forest is a real treat.

Only thing is this is now bike # 5 :?

Johnny Napalm

What set-up are you running - is it 32/16?

I've got an ss, which I built early this year and have been out on for the last couple of weeks to up my fitness. I love riding all my bikes, but I do love the simplicity of the ss.

carbonfiend

yeah 32/16 read that best ratio for SS is 2:1 so I just took the 44 ring off and put an old XTRM960 on with just the middle ring.

I really enjoy how riding SS makes you work harder in certain areas (climbs etc) but also makes riding through the shit much easier. And as for cleaning the bike - 10mins max

On a seperate point this bike has riser bars on which I have never used (other bikes have flat bars) they have been a revelation as well.

Johnny Napalm

Yeah, I have riser bars on all my bikes, and also on the ss. It's also an added benefit having wider bars on the ss too for the extra leverage.

carbonfiend

gotta be careful of bars being wide where I ride (epping forest). The policy of the forest is to leave it as it falls etc so areas get overgrown quickly and even with narrow flat bars I've been snagged a good few times but realised risers are going on all my bikes from now.